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Career Choice - Psychologist 

Description

Outlook

Education

Wages

  • Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists range from $25.69 to $41.54 an hour

  • Industrial-organizational psychologists range from $30.29 to $51.68 an hour

  • Wages vary by employer and the area of the country

  • Psychologists experience and reputation also affect wages 

  • Need high school diploma or GED

  • Need bachelor's degree 

  • Need master's degree in psychology

  • Need doctoral (PhD) or professional degree

  • Complete an internship 

  • The number of jobs for psychologists in Oregon is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations

  • Job prospects will be best for those with a doctorate (PhD)

  • There will be strong competition for this job 

  • New federal care laws mean that more people can seek mental health services

  • Psychologists counsel people who have life or emotional problems

  • Apply psychological theories and research to real life situations

  • They study human behavior and mental processes 

  • There are three major types of psychologist; research, counseling, and applied

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